Garment adjusting device



Feb. 25, 1941. E. LARSON Erm.

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Patented Feb. 25, 1941 rATENT ortica GARMENT ADJUSTING DEVICE Ernest Larson, New York, and Kurt Larson, Jackson Heights, N. Y.

' Applicants september 21, 1939, serial No. 295,856

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This invention is concerned with garment adjustment and fitting devices and, more particuf larly, with devices of this nature when applied to portions of a garment that may be adjusted for a better i'lt by nursing .or pleating the material.

The purpose oi all inventions of this charactei` is to effect a better fit. The object of the present invention is to attain the necessary adjustment in a manner which requires less tailoring and, therefore, is cheaper. Another object is to cause the pressure inevitably resulting from the pursing of the garment to be at a place least objectionable to the wearer. For example, when the device is applied to the waist band of a pair of trousers, whatever pressure results from the tightening process and the pursing of the material is located at the rear, and the injurious abdominal pressure present in some of the devices of this character is avoided. Still another object of the invention is Vto provide a wide range of adjustment. Itis also an object of the invention to facilitate the adjusting operation. Not the least important feature of the' invention is the neat appearance of the garment provided with the device embodying the present invention, most of the operating parts being concealed from view. Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the specification and drawing which follow.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an outer front view of the preferred embodiment of our invention. Figure 2 is an inner front view of the same device. Figure 3 is a cross section taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2. Figure 4 is an outer front view of ano-ther embodiment of the invention. Figures 5, 6, and 8 are similar views of modified parts of the device illustrated in Figures 1-3.

Referring to Figures 1-3 in detail, I is a band of a garment 2, here shown as the waist band of a pair of trousers. While Figs. 1 and 2 are described as front views (outer and inner) of the device, it is to be understood that the device is applied to the band I at the rear of the garment. The band I is made up of two sections separated by an open length 3 and an intermediate, outer strip 4, connecting the two separated band sections. The outer strip 4 extends over and beyond the open length 3 and is sewed onto the band I along its longitudinal edges only, thus forming open end, covered channels 5, 5', between the band I and the strip 4. A couple of loops 5, 6', are sewed onto the strip 4. As shown, the loops are sewed on jointly, by means of a piece of cloth 1 enveloping the loops and sewed onto the snip 4 at the seam, but, obviously, the mapsl same side of the band, passes through the chanl nel 5 and emerges on the other side of the band I, its end I being adjustably secured to the band by pass-ing the buttonhole I I over any one of the buttons I2, I3 or I4. It is important to note that the strap 8 passes through the loop 6 freely, much as a rope passes over a pulley. A similarly disposed strap 8 opposite to the strap 8 is sewed onto the band I at 9', doubles back after freely passing through the loop 6 and emerges through the channel on the outer side of the band I, its end I0' being provided with a buttonhole II' which engages one of the buttons I2', I3 or I4', secured to the band I. A lining I5 on the inner side of the band I covers the entire device.

The straps 8 and 8', as shown, are made up of two portions sewed on to one another, namely, sti tapes I6, I6', and cloth portions I'I, I'I'.

, Only the ends of the cloth portions are visible on the finished garment. The openings through which the straps emerge out of the channels 5,

5', here identiiied as slits in the band I are designated by the numerals I8, I8.

Referring to the embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, there is no open length in the band in this case. Two loops I9 and I9 are secured to the inner side of the band I, and a single strap 20 forms a loop engaging the loops I9, I9. Here, again, it must be emphasized that the strap 2U passes through the loops I9, I9', freely. i The ends of the strap 20 are joined together, as by means of a buckle 2I. The device is concealed from View by outer strips 22, 22', except the ends of the strap and the buckle 2|, visible between the slits 23, 23', formed by the ends of the strips 22, 22'. The back portion of the strap 20, i. e., the portion behind the buckle 2|, may be sewed onto the band I, or it may be cut in two, and the cut ends may be sewedonto the band. The latter arrangement is illustrated in Fig. 5. The loop 24 in this case represents and is identical with the loop I9 of Fig. 4, and the buckle 25 represents and is identical with the buckle 2| of Fig. 4.

Figure. 5, at the same time, also illustrates a modication of the device shown in Figs. 1 3, the loop 24 in this case representing and being identical with the loop 6 of Figs. 1-3, and the buckle 25 replacing the button and buttonhole arrangement of Figs. 1-3. f

InFigure 6, which is a modication of Figure 1 as to one detail, the button and buttonhole arrangement is replaced by a hook and eye arrangement, the hook 26 at the end of the strap 8 engaging the eyes 21, 28, 29, and the two loops 6 and 6' being replaced by a single loop or buckle 30.

In Figure '7, the buckle replacing the loops 6, 6', of Figs. 1-3 has a middle portion 3l, sewed onto the band I, and loops 32, 32', pivotally mounted in the middle portion 3 I.

In Figure 8, the loops 6', 6', are replaced by a single loop 33 which is not sewed onto the band.

'Ihe operation of the device is so simple and obvious that a detailed description seems quite unnecessary. The adjustment in all cases is effected by tightening the band as the result o-f a pull on the straps which causes the garment to become pursed or pleated. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1-3, this tightening is effected by passing the buttonholes Il, Il', over the buttons farthest away from the loops 6, 6'. In the modication Fig. 6, by engaging the hook 26 with the eyes farthest away from the loop or buckle 30. In the modication shown in Fig. 4, by pulling the strap in through the buckle 25.

`In Figure 5, also, the tightening is effected by pulling the strap through the buckle. The pursing of the material takes place, in the device illustrated in Figs. 1-3, and in its modifications shown in part, between the points of the band at which the ends of the straps 8, 8', are secured thereto. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, the pursing takes place between the two loops, I9 and I9.

The means for securing the ends of the straps 8, 8', to the band l (buttonhole and buttons; hook and eyes; etc.) are disposed far enough from the single or double central loops to afford a wide range of adjustment. Naturally, the number of buttons or eyes is not limited to three.

The device of the type illustrated in Figs. 1-3 has an advantage over the one illustrated inFigure 8 in that the pursing of the material is more likely to be uniform in the first case than in the second. The same is true with regard to the form shown in Figure 5, in which the portion of the strap behind the buckle is secured to the band, as compared with the form shown in Figure 4, in which the strap is at no point rmly secured to the band.

Various modifications, not illustrated here, will quite naturally suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, as well as many additions or omissions, all within the scope and spirit of the invention as herein described and illustrated, but to enumerate and describe them all would only unduly enlarge the specication and drawing.

We claim:

1. An adjusting device for a garment comprising a band made up of two sections longitudinally spaced from one another and of an intermediate strip secured to said sections along its longitudinal edges only, a loop, straps secured to said band sections doubling back after freely passing through said loop, and means for securing the ends of said straps to said band sections.

2. An adjusting device for a garment comprising a band made up of two sections longitudinally spaced from one another and of an intermediate strip secured to said sections along its longitudinal edges only, a loop secured to said intermediate strip, straps secured to said band sections doubling back after freely passing through said loop, and means for securing the ends of said straps to said band sections.

3. An adjusting device for a garment comprising a band made up of two sections longitudinally spaced from one another and of an intermediate strip secured to said sections along its longitudinal edges only and extending far enough over said sections to form open end covered channels therewith, a loop, straps secured to the ends of said sections doubling back after freely passing through said loop and emerging through said channels` on the other side of said band, and means for securing the ends of said straps to said band sections.

4. An adjusting device for a garment comprising a band made up of two sections longitudinally spaced from one another and of an intermediate strip secured to said sections along its longitudinal edges only and extending far enough over said sections to form open end covered channels therewith, a loop secured to said intermediate strip, straps secured to the ends of said sections doubling back after passing freely through said loop and emerging through said channels on the other side of said band, and means for securing the ends of said straps to said band sections.

ERNEST LARSON. KURT LARSON.

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